Old Armenian

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Etymology

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ոտան- (otan-, foot; measure in prosody) +‎ -աւոր (-awor)

Adjective

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ոտանաւոր (otanawor)

  1. having feet
  2. walking, going on foot
  3. rhythmical, measured, metrical

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Noun

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ոտանաւոր (otanawor)

  1. verse, rhyme, poetry
    ոտանաւորս յօրինել, գրել ոտանաւորս, ոտանաւոր չափմամբotanawors yōrinel, grel otanawors, otanawor čʻapʻmambto rhyme, to versify, to make verses, to write poetry or verses
    գձուձ, յոռի ոտանաւորgjuj, yoṙi otanawormean, worthless verses, doggerel

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Adverb

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ոտանաւոր (otanawor)

  1. on foot
    անցանել ընդ գետ յոտանաւորancʻanel ənd get yotanaworto cross the river on foot
    յոտանաւոր/յոտանաւորս կալyotanawor/yotanawors kalto be on foot
    զօրացոյց զօտս իմ յոտանաւորսzōracʻoycʻ zōts im yotanaworsHe gave me strength to stand

Descendants

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  • Armenian: ոտանավոր (otanavor)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ոտանաւոր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ոտանաւոր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy